Disability Defined

According to ADA, the term "disability" means:

a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of a person’s major life activities, such as walking, seeing, hearing, arm/hand use, learning, breathing, functioning with energy; or

a record of such an impairment; or

being regarded as having such an impairment.

Common Used Disability Types

Disabilities may be classified in various ways. The following is a list of commonly used disability categories: